Table 2.
Effect of resistance circuit training and endurance training on body composition outcomes.
| n Studies | n | Random IV, IC 95% | Test Overall Effects | Heterogeneity | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participants | Effects | Z(p) | Tau2 | Chi2 | p | I 2 | ||
| Weight (kg)-MD | ||||||||
| CG | 24 | 287 | −0.08 [−0.86, 0.70] | 0.20 (0.840) | 0.000 | 2.17 | 1.000 | 0% |
| CT | 34 | 456 | 0.06 [−0.59, 0.72] | 0.19 (0.850) | 0.000 | 7.46 | 1.000 | 0% |
| Fat Mass (%)-MD | ||||||||
| CG | 22 | 258 | 0.02 [−0.45, 0.48] | 0.07 (0.950) | 0.000 | 3.43 | 1.000 | 0% |
| CT | 29 | 395 | −0.70 [−0.98, −0.43] | 5.03 (<0.001) | 0.000 | 23.60 | 0.700 | 0% |
| Fat Mass (kg)-MD | ||||||||
| CG | 6 | 53 | − 0.30 [−1.00, 0.41] | 0.82 (0.410) | 0.000 | 0.58 | 0.990 | 0% |
| CT | 10 | 123 | −1.04 [−1.75, −0.33] | 2.87 (0.004) | 0.000 | 0.95 | 1.000 | 0% |
| Muscle Mass (kg)-SMD | ||||||||
| CG | 10 | 108 | −0.05 [−0.31, 0.22] | 0.34 (0.740) | 0.000 | 0.37 | 1.000 | 0% |
| CT | 14 | 181 | 0.28 [0.07, 0.49] | 2.63 (0.008) | 0.000 | 5.53 | 0.960 | 0% |
CG = control Group, CT = resistance circuit training, MD = mean differences, SMD = standardized mean difference, IV = inverse variance method, CI = confidence interval.